The Powerpuff Girls

The Powerpuff Girls
the original logo of the show.
Genre	Comedy Superhero Action adventure
Created by	Craig McCracken
Written by	Craig McCracken Jason Butler Rote Amy Keating Rogers Chris Savino
Directed by	Craig McCracken (1998–2002) John McIntyre (animation) Randy Myers (animation) Lauren Faust (supervising) Genndy Tartakovsky (recording) Robert Alvarez (animation) Chris Savino (2003–05) David Smith ("Dance Pantsed")
Voices of	Cathy Cavadini Tara Strong E.G. Daily Tom Kane Tom Kenny Roger L. Jackson Jennifer Hale Jeff Bennett Jennifer Martin Jim Cummings
Narrated by	Tom Kenny
Theme music composer	James L. Venable
Opening theme	"The Powerpuff Girls (Main Theme)"
Ending theme	"The Powerpuff Girls (End Theme)", performed by Bis
Composers	Thomas Chase Steve Rucker James L. Venable
Country of origin	United States United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	78 (whole) 136 (segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Mike Lazzo
Producers	Chris Savino (seasons 5–6) Genndy Tartakovsky (supervising producer, seasons 1–4)
Running time	11 minutes (short-length episodes) 22 minutes (specials) 44 minutes ("'Twas the Fight Before Christmas")
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Cartoons[1] (1998–2002) Cartoon Network Studios (2003–05)
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	October 18, 1998 (1998-10-18)[2] – March 25, 2005 (2005-03-25)[2][3]
Related
Powerpuff Girls Z[4] What a Cartoon![5] The Powerpuff Girls (2016)
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The Powerpuff Girls is an American comedy-action satirical adventure superhero children's animated television series. It aired on Cartoon Network from 1998 to 2005.

It is about three superheroes named Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup live in Townsville, USA. They are kindergarteners and have superpowers, who use their powers for good by saving the world from villains.

The show is based on a short made by the series creator from 1992 originally called Whoopass Stew. The original show was created by Craig McCracken, and the 2016 revival series was developed by Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle. It was created and produced by Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios, who also developed a theatrical film adaption in 2002 titled The Powerpuff Girls Movie by Warner Bros. Pictures.

1. ↑ "The Powerpuff Girls Episode Guide -Hanna-Barbera". The Big Cartoon DataBase. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "The Powerpuff Girls Featured Episodes". CartoonNetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2000. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
3. ↑ "Octi-Gone (2005) The Powerpuff Girls Cartoon Episode Guide". The Big Cartoon DataBase. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
4. ↑ "Powerpuff Girls Z". tv-tokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
5. ↑ The Powerpuff Girls: Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares?. 2009.